Samuel Adams (priest) explained
Samuel Adams (23 December 1786 – 8 December 1856)[1] was an Irish Anglican priest in the 19th century.[2]
A graduate of Trinity College, Dublin,[3] he became a Prebendary of Elphin in 1813.[4] He was Dean of Cashel[5] from 1829[6] until his death.[7]
| Escutcheon: | Gules a heart between three cross crosslets fitchee Or. |
| Crest: | On a mount Vert a cross crosslet fitchee Or charged with a bleeding heart Gules. |
| Motto: | In Cruce Salus |
| Notes: | Confirmed 6 September 1854 by Sir John Bernard Burke, Ulster King of Arms.[8] |
Notes and References
- Ireland (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) The Times (London, England), Thursday, 11 December 1856; pg. 10; Issue 22548
- Web site: Report of the trial of the case of the Very Rev. Samuel Adams, dean of Cashel, versus Philip Dundas, a major in the 7th Hussars, for seduction : before the chief baron and a special jury, in the Court of Exchequer in Ireland, on the 26th and 27th days of May, 1831 . National Library of Ireland . 10 February 2020 .
- "Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir p4: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
- "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 4" Cotton, H. p149 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878
- "A New History of Ireland" T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F.J. Byrne and Cosgrove, A: Oxford, OUP, 1976
- "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton, H. p38 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. .
- Web site: Grants and Confirmations of Arms Vol. F . National Library of Ireland . 27 June 2022 . 39.
